Mark 4
1 And, again, began he to be teaching by the sea; and there come together unto him a very great multitude, so that, he, into a boat, entering, was sitting upon the sea, —and, all the multitude, were, near the sea upon the land.
And again he began to teach by the sea. And a great crowd was gathered together to him, so that going on board ship he sat in the sea, and all the crowd were close to the sea on the land.
2 And he began to teach them, in parables, many things, and was saying unto them, in his teaching—
And he taught them many things in parables. And he said to them in his doctrine,
3 Hearken! Lo! the sower went forth to sow;
Hearken: Behold, the sower went forth to sow.
4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some, indeed, fell by the pathway, and the birds came, and devoured it;
And it came to pass as he sowed, one fell by the wayside, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 And, some, fell on the rocky places, [even] where it had not much earth, —and, straightway, it sprang forth, by reason of its not having depth of earth;
And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprung up out [of the ground] because it had no depth of earth;
6 and, when the sun arose, it was scorched, —and, by reason of its not having root, it was dried up;
and when the sun arose it was burnt up, and because of its not having any root, it withered.
7 And, some, fell among the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked it, and, fruit, it yielded not;
And another fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 And, other, fell into the good ground, and was yielding fruit, coming up and growing, —and was bearing, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold,
And another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and bore, one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred.
9 And he was saying—He that hath ears to hear, let him hear!
And he said, He that has ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And when he was alone they who were about him with the twelve questioned him as to the parables;
And when he was alone, those about him with the twelve asked him [as to] the parables.
11 and he was saying unto them—To you, the sacred secret hath been given of the kingdom of God, whereas, to them who are outside, in parables are all things coming to pass, —that
And he said to them, To you is given [to know] the mystery of the kingdom of God; but to them who are without, all things are done in parables,
12 They may surely look and yet not see, and surely hear and yet not understand, lest once they should return and it be forgiven them.
that beholding they may behold and not see, and hearing they may hear and not understand, lest it may be, they should be converted and they should be forgiven.
13 And he saith unto them—Know ye not this parable? How then will ye get to know all the parables?
And he says to them, Do ye not know this parable? and how will ye be acquainted with all the parables?
14 The sower, soweth the word;
The sower sows the word:
15 And these are they beside the pathway where the word is sown, —and, as soon as they hear, straightway, cometh Satan, and snatcheth away the word which hath been sown into them;
and these are they by the wayside where the word is sown, and when they hear, immediately Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown in them.
16 And these are likewise they upon the rocky places sown, —who, as soon as they hear the word, straightway, with joy receive it,
And these are they in like manner who are sown upon the rocky places, who when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
17 and have no root in themselves, but, only for a season are, —afterwards, when there ariseth tribulation or persecution by reason of the word, straightway, they find cause of stumbling;
and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.
18 And others are they who among thorns are sown, —these are they who hear the word,
And others are they who are sown among the thorns: these are they who have heard the word,
19 and, the anxieties of the age, and the deceit of wealth, and the covetings about the remaining things, entering in, choke up the word, and, unfruitful, it becometh; (aiōn g165)
and the cares of life, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 And those yonder are they who on the good ground are sown, —who, indeed, hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit—thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.
And these are they who have been sown on the good ground, such as hear the word and receive it, and bear fruit; one thirty, and one sixty, and one a hundred [fold].
21 And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?
22 For it is not hidden, save that it may be made visible; neither did it get hidden away, but that it might come into a place where it could be seen.
For there is nothing hidden which shall not be made manifest; nor does any secret thing take place, but that it should come to light.
23 If any one hath ears to hear, let him hear.
If any one have ears to hear, let him hear.
24 And he was saying unto them—Be taking heed what ye are hearing: —with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you, and added unto you;
And he said to them, Take heed what ye hear; with what measure ye mete, it shall be meted to you; and there shall be [more] added to you.
25 For, he that hath, it shall be given, unto him, and, he that hath not, even what he hath, shall be taken from him.
For whosoever has, to him shall be given; and he who has not, even what he has shall be taken from him.
26 And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,
And he said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast the seed upon the earth,
27 and be sleeping and rising, night and day, —and the seed be sprouting, and lengthening itself, —how, he, knoweth not:
and should sleep and rise up night and day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he does not know how.
28 of itself, the earth beareth fruit, —first, a blade, afterwards, an ear, after that, full corn in the ear;
The earth bears fruit of itself, first [the] blade, then an ear, then full corn in the ear.
29 but, as soon as the fruit yieldeth itself up, straightway, he sendeth forth the sickle, because standing by is the harvest.—
But when the fruit is produced, immediately he sends the sickle, for the harvest is come.
30 And he was saying—How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or, in what parable, shall we put it?
And he said, How should we liken the kingdom of God, or with what comparison should we compare it?
31 As a grain of mustard seed, —which, whensoever it may be sown upon the earth, is less than all the seeds that are upon the earth;
As to a grain of mustard [seed], which, when it is sown upon the earth, is less than all seeds which are upon the earth,
32 and, as soon as it is sown, springeth up, and becometh greater than all garden plants, and produceth large branches, so that, under the shade thereof, the birds of heaven can find shelter.
and when it has been sown, mounts up and becomes greater than all herbs, and produces great branches, so that the birds of heaven can roost under its shadow.
33 And, with many such parables as these, was he speaking unto them the word, —according as they were able to hear;
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear,
34 but, without a parable, was he not speaking unto them, —privately, however, unto his own disciples, was he explaining all things.
but without a parable spoke he not to them; and in private he explained all things to his disciples.
35 And he saith unto them, on that day, when evening came, Let us cross over unto the other side;
And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them, Let us go over to the other side:
36 and, dismissing the multitude, they take him with them, as he was, in the boat, and, other boats, were with him.
and having sent away the crowd, they take him with [them], as he was, in the ship. But other ships also were with him.
37 And there ariseth a great tempest of wind, —and, the waves, were dashing over into the boat, so that, already being filled, was the boat.
And there comes a violent gust of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it already filled.
38 And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they arouse him, and say unto him, Teacher! carest thou not that we perish?
And he was in the stern sleeping on the cushion. And they awake him up and say to him, Teacher, dost thou not care that we are perishing?
39 And, roused up, he rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea—Hush! be still! and the wind lulled, and it became a great calm.
And awaking up he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Silence; be mute. And the wind fell, and there was a great calm.
40 And he said unto them—Why, are ye, fearful? Not yet, have ye faith?
And he said to them, Why are ye [thus] fearful? how [is it] ye have not faith?
41 And they were caused to fear a great fear, and were saying one to another—Who then is, this, that, both the wind and the sea, give ear unto him?
And they feared [with] great fear, and said one to another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
